On Presidents Day, the Tri-Valley Mustangs pulled off a 65-56 comeback win.

The Bulldogs led early and held a 20-9 advantage after one quarter of play. But Tri-Valley battled back and gave Baltic loss number 11 for the year.

“I thought our boys came out and played with a high intensity,” said Alex Langner, Baltic head coach. “We ... hit our open shots in the first quarter, we just couldn't get anything going offensively in the fourth quarter and it became a free throw shooting contest.”

For Baltic, Edward Clark had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Josiah Aberson had 20 points.
“I am proud of our team's effort, and thought our offensive execution was much better and has gotten better each game,” Langner said.

Friday night, the Bulldogs held a 26-24 halftime lead, but let the game get out of hand in the second half on their way to a 57-40 loss.

“Defensively we didn't give them many easy looks, and I thought our offensive execution was pretty consistent until the fourth quarter,” Langner said. “We had at least a six minute stretch without scoring. You can't do that against good teams and expect to win.”